2017 Victoria Derby Field, Barriers & Odds

Victoria Derby

The 2017 Victoria Derby is one of Australia’s most prestigious races held during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

2017 Victoria Derby Results

1st: Ace High

2nd: Sully

3rd: Astoria

Worth $1.5 million dollars in prize money, the day attracts a crowd of over 100,000 people eager to see the country’s best three year old horses race. The 2017 Victoria Derby will run on Saturday, November 4th, 2017.
Online betting sites attract hundreds of thousands of dollars from punters eager to bet on the Victoria Derby, and the winning bets attract thousands of dollars eager to jump into the pockets of successful bettors! Sites like Ladbrokes.com.au often nervously await the results of the Victoria Derby, hoping the winning players don’t ruin them.

As Australia’s oldest race, the Victoria Derby has been conducted for over 150 years and is the feature race of AAMI Victoria Derby Day, which kick-starts the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Held at Flemington racecourse, the event is a Group 1 race over a 2500 metre distance.

Victoria Derby Betting

Betting on the Victoria Derby is a fantastic way to increase the excitement whether you are at the races or watching on television. Beginner punters normally sign up through online sites like Freebets.com.au and then proceed to bet on whether a horse will win the race however you can also bet on whether a horse will place or you can choose to select the top two or three place getters in any order with a Quinella bet.

If you want to get the best odds for betting on the Melbourne Cup the following Tuesday, then forget visiting a betting agency or TAB. Online betting sites such as Ladbrokes.com.au or bookmaker.com.au are far more likely to offer the best odds available, and they also tend to hold promotions around spring carnival time that can help your betting dollar go further such as a bonus bet.

Victoria Derby Day

Victoria Derby Day is the only race meeting in Australia where all nine races hold group status.

Three other elite Group 1 races also highlight the Victoria Derby Day card: the $1 million Mackinnon Stakes (2000m), the $500,000 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) and the $500,000 Myer Classic (1600m), providing a plethora of great betting opportunities!

Derby Day has become one of the best displays of racing fashion with the Men’s Fashions on the Field held on the day. With plenty of men around its little wonder why the day also attracts plenty of single women eager to check out all the standout stallions! The flower of the day is a blue cornflower and you will see plenty of men wearing the traditional flora as a lapel.

Victoria Derby Prizemoney

The event offers the first place getter $900,000 in prize money plus trophies valued at $8,000, $1,000 and $1,000 to the owner, trainer and rider.

Second place receives $270,000, third $135,000, fourth $67,500, fifth $37,500 and sixth to eighth place receive $30,000 each. While this is serious prize money for the horse owners, there are even more winnings for the many punters who bet on the Victoria Derby at bookmaker.com.au.

The event is a set weight race with colts and geldings carrying 55.5 kg and fillies carry 53.5 kg. For those interested in placing a bet on the race, many professional punters use the Cox Plate the weekend prior as a lead up race.

Victoria Derby History

Debuting in 1854 with only one entrant, the Victoria Derby had a rough start however it soon took off with the race gaining widespread popularity.

The first winner of the race was filly Rose of May in 1855 however the race was to become a male dominated event with only a few fillies winning over the years. The last female winner was Frances Tressady in 1923.

Phar Lap won the event in 1929 and was determined as the greatest derby winner of all time. Fireworks won the event twice while other notable Victorian Derby winners include Poseidon in 1906, Tulloch in 1957 and Efficient in 2006. Although it was originally run at the traditional Derby length of 2400 metres, it was changed in 1973 to its current 2500 metres.

Betting on the Victoria Derby has been popular throughout the history of the race, which is surprising considering people used to have to go to an effort to place a bet. Nowadays, it’s easy to simply place a bet at an online betting site like bookmaker.com.au and then watch the race from the comfort of your own home if you can’t make it to the track and look up more racing information on Ladbrokes.com.au.

Victoria Derby News

A talented and capacity field of sixteen three-year-olds has been confirmed for Saturday’s featured Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m); offering punters exceptional value from a betting standpoint and several key opportunities to place a winning wager. Kiwi raider Sacred Elixir will carry winning form into the feature race and has…